This is about as stripped down as the 911 will ever get. It has a low cut windshield, a manually operated fabric top, lightweight door panels with storage nets and door pulls. The front trunk lid is hewn from carbon fiber, as are the front fenders and rear decklid. The front and rear fascias are made from polyurethane. Add in (or subtract) 50 pounds in carbon ceramic brakes and 40 more for the six-speed manual transmission (as opposed to the PDK) and you come weighing just 3,230 pounds. The lightest 911 Carrera, for reference, tips the scales at 3,382 pounds. If you start adding things you can quickly get into the 3,600s.

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The concept is the second collaboration between Porsche Motorsport and Porsche Exclusive, the first being the Porsche 911 Turbo S Lightweight from 1992.

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The concept is the second collaboration between Porsche Motorsport and Porsche Exclusive, the first being the Porsche 911 Turbo S Lightweight from 1992.

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The concept is the second collaboration between Porsche Motorsport and Porsche Exclusive, the first being the Porsche 911 Turbo S Lightweight from 1992.

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The concept is the second collaboration between Porsche Motorsport and Porsche Exclusive, the first being the Porsche 911 Turbo S Lightweight from 1992.

The 911 Speedster houses the GT3’s 4.0-liter flat-six laying down 502 hp and 346 lb-ft of torque. It borrows the individual throttle bodies of the GT3 R race car, which leads to a better throttle response, says Porsche. The sprint to 60 goes by in 3.8 seconds while top speed is 192 mph.

Inside, besides the lightweighting touches, the Speedster comes with black leather with red stitching optional, “Speedster” embroidery in the headrests and a red mark at 12 o’clock on the steering wheel. The carbon fiber door sill guides read “Speedster” as well.

The chassis bones are from the GT3 too with a specifically calibrated rear-axle steering system and dynamic engine mounts. Race car-style center locks hold 20-inch wheels in place while ultra-high-performance tires keep it stuck to the pavement in corners. We’ve emailed to see which ones, but Pirelli Trofeos would be a good guess, or Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2s. If it’s not one of those, we owe you a Coke.

The Porsche 911 Speedster will arrive at dealerships in late 2019 so act soon. Porsche is only building 1,948 of them, globally.